Online degree programs may require new students to attend orientation to acclimate them to the virtual classroom. One orientation format is asynchronous, meaning students read text or watch videos and ...

As the administrators in charge of orientation for new students in our graduate school, we were naturally apprehensive about welcoming them to a virtual campus this fall. Several months into the ...

For new students and their parents, orientation “is almost like a passing of the baton,” said Darryl Holloman, the vice president for student affairs at Spelman College. A strong orientation can be ...